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Better than I expected
Paul Rodgers? How can you miss?
Good dad rock baseline with some catchy hooks.
Paul Rogers is one of my all time favorite singers, just love his voice. While I like his work in Free better this first Bad Co album is really good. Yeah a little more radio friendly and less bluesy but a fun album. Rock Steady can't get enough of that song.
A good bit of stadium rock. Knew a lot of these from the classic rock stations. Pretty good all the way through.
Going to need a second listen, but I enjoyed this one a lot.
Great mom rock
A classic for a reason, driving guitars and drums, lyrics have the outlaw vibe. A very consistent album
Who doesn't love some cheesy rock to make love to?
Prima album
Honestly, this is just a cool album. I'm not sure if it was groundbreaking at the time because I lack a lot of context for what was happening in the sort of straightforward rock groups at this time. Certainly, this sound is present in a lot of 70s groups, but I'm not sure if it originated before Bad Company (it's blues rock, so...probably). However, it's a groovy album with a bunch of hits 4/5
I enjoyed this album. My favorite songs were Rock Steady and The Way I Choose. I feel like I have to be in the right mood for this style of music, but when I am, it hits the spot.
Some fun songs. They're never in the top 5 or 10 bands I think of when I think classic rock, but they could be.
I liked this album.
Warm slice of apple pie 29/07/22
Easy, good quality classic rock.
This is an amazing album. I may be biased because this was the first album I ever listened to when I was a kid, but it’s just great listening.
I enjoyed just about every song on this self titled Bad Company album. Would give a listen again!
Solid
Nice
Til the day i die
Good classic rock
Much better than expected. Solid classic rock
Some of the most classic of rock
My favorite rock song on Bad Company by Bad Company is Bad Company (Bad Company version). But really this album rules.
The album Bad Company by the band Bad Company featuring the hit single Bad Company. The irony? You're in pretty good company on this album.
A favourite from back in the day that hasn't been on my radar for decades. It's held up way better than I thought it would.
ULTIMATE DAD ROCK, I surprised myself because I enjoyed itn
I loved listening to this! Groundbreaking!? No… But SO MUCH FUN! I have a soft spot for 70’s rock, mostly always what my dad had on the radio.
Makes me want to find a dive bar with a jukebox.
This is an album I’m familiar with but had never listened to fully. With that being said, I feel like I have at least heard each song on this album at least once at some point in my life. No misses and a classic in classic rock
Love this album
Rock clásico bien elaborado, con buenos acordes y buena voz.
A decent rock album
I like this - easy classic rock vibes.
Never heard of bad company but this is some great 70’s rock. All songs have a great sound, solid album! Favourite songs: - Can’t get enough - Ready for love
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supergrupo memo
Good bit of rock
Decent album.
Peak dad rock
Solid classic rock. 3.75
A benchmark Hard Rock album, beautifully simple and direct
Bem bom.
Fed rock og en stærk start på lækkert album. 4 stjerner
All I hear is Tom Scharpling hanging up on boring callers.
Pretty straightforward.
straightahead catchy 70s rock. the sound of drinking a Miller Lite in a dive bar with a lot of woodsy accents. Surprised this is a British group since it all feels o Americacore to me 3.5/5
Really rockin'.
Solid classic rock album. Really liked that it was short and sweet.
Can’t Get Enough, Bad Company, and Seagull already some of my most liked songs. The other tracks were good, but didn’t stand out compared to those 3. Still a good album.
Straightforward 1970s stadium rock. Well done, but seemed somewhat soulless. The vocalist was good.
Leuke rock. Ga ik vaker naar luisteren
Just a really solid classic rock album with some great hits. Very very good.
Good album with good range of tunes
Pretty good late 70's rock.
Lots of songs I recognize. I dig the over-distorted guitar amps, good old school sound.
Solid
Solid classic rock album stacked with hits. Surprised by the Southern rock undertones with occasional allman bros vibes. Great composition that usually falls back to a relaxed smooth pace with some solos laced in. Can’t get enough, ready for love, don’t let me down, bad co.
Great hard rock album, but it doesn't do too much special. Favorite tracks are Can't Get Enough and Movin' On
Great band, but wrong album again. Straightshooter is easily their best album. But the title track is magnificent and Paul Rodgers has the best voice in rock - one of the few men in history (and almost certainly the only white man) who really belongs in leather trousers.
Неплохо. Очень неплохо.
Listening to this album made me feel like I should be three pints deep on a pitcher of lager and playing pool in a smoke filled dive-bar. I enjoyed the album from start to finish and plan on putting some Bad Company on in the background at my next backyard BBQ.
Fantastic
Classic dad rock, can't fault it.
solid hard rock album with a few standout tracks 7/10
Very solid dad rock album
Very enjoyable listen. Great guitar work - no filler at all. Saved a couple of songs.
Solid. A Smashie & Nice 'Let's Rock' classic for a sunny roadtrip.
pretty dece
Cool old school alt rock sound, strong vocal, nice beat, and awesome melodies with occasional rock-style shouting.
loved it.
Route 66 vibes, but got a bit boring towards the end
Bad company by bad company with the song bad company. For real this was good I like it, I enjoyed the classic vibes of it, title track good and there's a really pretty slow song which is cool
Used to listen to bad company while playing battlefield bad company 2 in like 2010
great songs I guess I'm not that old.
It was an alright album, a solid entry into the hard rock genre.
Прослушал более 3 раз на Яндекс.Музыке. Постоянно путался на слух поймать момент, когда воспроизведение переход на бонус-диск, но проёбывался и дослушивал до конца и его. Не, ну тупа батя-рок. Вот прям вижу, отец приезжает, говорит: "Жень, можешь мне скачать на телефон, ща... я тут записывал, во... Bad Company". И потом врубает, когда в деревне шашлык мутит, а всякий шансон и ностальгическая муть поднадоела. Да и не худший выбор при этом был бы, приятное внятное музло. Особенно радует факт того, что трек Bad Company коллектива Bad Company находится в альбоме Bad Company, что приближает исполнителя к таким блядоходам рока, как Black Sabbath и Iron Maiden. Да и кроме этого выдающегося качества, трек весьма годен. Как и альбом в целом. Итоговая оценка: свиной шашлычок с кетсупом, чёрным хлебом и помидорками из 10.
Не слишком запомнился, но в целом приятный альбом
Very consistent bad. Paul Rodgers is underrated
First time I listened to a Bad Company album in its entirety although I already knew quite a few of the songs. There isn't all too much to say about the album. It's very good, but at the same time it's very standard rock-fare and just not interesting enough for a 5.
This album rocks - love it! Starts off strong with Can’t Get Enough of Your Love. Great album!
Un disco ok
I knew more songs than I remember. Good rock album.
Classic with a favourite song
Good ol classic rock
Needs just a little bit more to be a 5 star album. Very very good.
Paul Rogers innit. If he's good enough for Queen he's good enough for me
I think this album had so many classics all in one! I don't think this is close to a 5, but still falls in the 4 range. There was nothing too interesting here, but definitely a solid listen.
awesome album. so many memories!
Surprised how many songs I recognized. Will be likely to put this on more so than most other albums we have listened to
Big fan of the Bad Co. and this is a good album. “Movin’ On” is a lifetime favorite, and a lot of other good tunes here. I really like the soulful bluesyness on this solid Rock n Roll album. Upon listening, my mind wandered immediately to the other Paul Rogers (vocalist) albums I love - anything by Free, the Bad Company “Desolation Angels” LP and his solo blues album covering Muddy Waters - check it all out if you can. Easy 4.
generous 4
Classic album
This album just plain rocks, and still holds up. I don't really have anything else to add.
Promising, should listen again
Yes! Loved this!
Good, solid hard rock. I See it paving the way for heavier stuff! Song 'bad company' stands out more than everything else. Also I love that this is a supergroup where this band stands out more than any of the earlier bands. I guess Free was big? whatever.
Classic 70s rock album. Every song is good.
Pretty solid classic rock. Short and sweet.
This fine album.
7/10
not so bad=)
Timeless. Feel good music, with some great slow ballads.
Some phenomenal guitar work and some creative lyricism it balances it's ruggedness and tenderness really well.
-Classic rock tunes -What else to say, just a good rock album.
Fairly decent 70s rock. Good sound and highly polished. Never heard anything other than Bad Company's hits, so was nice to hear other B-sides. Favorite was The Way I Choose. Solid album.
une compagnie somme toute convenable
Maybe I like seventies rock too much and I'm more critical towards the genre. Bad Company id nothing i've never heard before. A good but interesting album. Shouldn't be here.
1074 - "Here's your juice box and orange slice. Thanks for coming."
Ba(lla)d Company
A debut album that sounds like a debut album. Fairly basic and doesn’t really jump out beyond the singles. Short, but still drags at times. Rating: 6/10 Favorite Song: Ready for Love, Bad Company
A supergroup (former members of Free, Mott the Hoople and King Crimson), the first ever release on Zeppelin's Swanson label, one of the biggest selling albums of the 70s, a major hit in 'Can't get enough' and a rock classic in 'Seagull', and a classic rock magazine favourite. I don't think the music fully lives up to the sum of the parts, no bad tracks but only two really significant ones but I think I am seriously late to the party with this band. Still good to hear a rock album for the first time.
I bet my dad loves this album. I enjoyed the vocals and the title track in particular. The ballads were hit or miss. I think the band should have picked a name that sounds more like their sound…I thought I was in for an early punk album. So in that respect I was pleasantly surprised as my thoughts on early punk music is well documented at this point.
Like it 3/5
Pretty mediocre
Middle of the road classic rock. Not great. Not terrible. Lots of radio hits, but none that I’m ever too excited to hear.
This is #day764 of my #1001albumsyoumusthearbeforeyoudie challenge, and… here's to hard rock meeting blues rock in the mid-'70s. Pretty good company, right? I either forgot or didn't know Paul Rodgers was a vocalist for this band. Shame on me, but I only learned about him when Queen released a record with him in 2008. Most of the time, though, I prefer the music to the vocals on this one. This is a 3 out of 5. Looking forward to #day765.
A lot of hits for one album, although too redneck for me.
It sounds like dad rock now, but when those dads were in junior high, it was just junior high rock; I can still see those graffitied desks. Sure, it's heavy and boring, but the dude can sing.
More 70s English bands..... they even have "bad" right in the name! This sounds more "oldies" mixed with the band 'Europe' than "70s", though, which is good. I rate them: middling company.
Not quite sure I would describe this as hard rock. Definitely feels a bit squidgy to me.
A solid middle of the road 70s rock offering. It flows nicely and has you tapping your feet. It’s just a little to plodding and slow for me.
Given I thought they were an American hardcore outfit, I was somewhat surprised by what I got. And given who they are I’m surprised I wasn’t really aware of them (other than the opening track). Anyway, it’s somewhat of a plodder somewhere between hard and soft rock, which makes it something like ‘Firm Rock’ or ‘Moderate Rock’? Reasonable enough listen, but let’s face it there’s a tonne of more exciting stuff from this era.
Favorite songs: Ready for Love, Bad Company, Movin’ On
Good thing that Classic Rock radio has guaranteed that no one will die without hearing this album.
Soft rock. Disto guitare, grosse caisse présente. Je trouve le rythme un peu répétitif dans chaque musique. Je m’ennuies assez vite pendant l’écoute. 2,5/5
Bra klassisk rock. 7/10
Not a bad album. The title track is an absolute stand out. Really like Seagull as well. Paul Rogers has a great voice. It's maybe a wee bit dad rock though, even for my taste.
Bit generic at times, but pretty nice.
Pretty much middle of the road inoffensive and forgettable, with two tracks that probably everyone knows if they've spent more than a come hours listening to "classic rock" radio.
I respect the star power and talent that comes with a supergroup, and there’s obviously plenty of both here. Paul Rodgers has one of those voices that was basically built for 70s rock radio, and Mick Ralphs can write a hell of a guitar riff. The problem is the whole album sounds like a playlist from a classic rock station that refuses to acknowledge music was made outside the 1970s. “Can’t Get Enough” and “Bad Company” are classics, but I’ve heard them so many times that they almost feel like part of the furniture at this point. Even the songs I wasn’t familiar with sounded weirdly familiar. Bluesy riff, big vocals, straightforward chorus, repeat. Nothing about it is bad. It’s almost too competent for its own good. I understand exactly why this stuff became classic rock radio royalty, but listening to the whole album mostly made me feel like I should be waiting for the DJ to come on and tell me the weather.
Not bad
I’ve actually heard this album a few times in the past. Something in my gut tells me not to like Bad Company out of some unknown principle, but I don’t know what it is. I still like it, though. High 3
I could be cynical here but honestly it's a fun album. 3.5/5
You just don’t get supergroups any more these days
not bad
Got this album on vinyl a while ago, I mostly know this band as one of the few artists on Zeppelin's Swan Song label. There's def some good stuff here but not free of some filler
Very middle of the road rock. Goes as hard as it dares, but it's not rock for those looking to move the needle.
Not really memorable
Very well produced but left me a bit cold
Solid, straight ahead rock w consistent quality but nothing earth shattering
Quite mediocre for my taste. I get the potential but it just doesn’t really deliver.
Listened before?: nope Can't Get Enough - 4/5 Rock Steady - 3/5 Ready for Love - 3/5 Don't Let Me Down - 2/5 Bad Company - 4/5 The Way I Choose - 3/5 Movin' On - 2/5 Seagull - 4/5 Average score: 3.2/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ehhh, i found this a little too low-energy for my liking. i don't recommend listening to this in bed, i fell asleep countless times trying to listen from beginning to end. the singer has a pretty good voice though
Sigh. While I recognize the necessity of including this album, man it gives rock a boring name. This is dad rock, kids. We're not proud. Or tired. Paul Rogers is a very underrated front man. Otherwise, very mid.
3.5/5 - fine, although personally speaking it isn't strongly evocative.
fine nothing particularly interesting
News flash: Paul Rodgers has a great rock n roll voice.
It’s fine, but not remarkable enough to leave a lasting impression in me
Acceptable KGGO tuneage.
This was fine. I couldn’t help but compare this to the AC/DC we just listened to. I liked this better because the vocal were better, so it earns a 3
Another memory jerker that is ok.
Enjoyable enough, felt very classic American Rock station but with nothing too stand out
DNF - eh - Rock steady ain’t bad
Listens: 2.5 Standout Tracks: Ready For Love, Bad Company Meh. Eh. Just okay. The singles - the ones you'd hear (and probably still hear) on your local classic rock radio stations are good enough. Even at only 34 minutes long though, I'm ready to listen to literally anything else. It's all very samey. I'll give it a 2.5 rounded up because the singles are fine when they show up on the radio spontaneously.
3/5
well done 70's blues rock. i listejed with no real interesr
Rock/Metal front man Paul rogers sounds something like Lou Gram
Dadslop
I hear the occasional Bad Company song here and there and don't get too impressed. Playing the album as a whole really reminds you how many big songs came from this album. Overall, it's not a bad album even if isn't my regular jam.
Fun but felt like pretty generic rock
Meh.A rocker in its day. Influential?
It’s alright. Basic rock. Several of the back half tracks are kind of depressing. Can’t Get Enough was a good track. (3)
Hell of a debut album. Enjoyed this one. Honestly feels like a harder rock version of the Eagles Fave Songs: Dont let me down (the sax was a nice addition), Can't Get Enough
First listen: this is typical 70s rock...PASS. Second listen: maybe I was a bit harsh, they have a killer rhythm section
Definition of generic
Bad Company’s debut has real highlights — “Can’t Get Enough” and the title track show off Paul Rodgers’ soulful vocals and Mick Ralphs’ meaty riffs at their best. But past those opening tracks, the record settles into a competent, mid-tempo sameness that rarely takes a risk. Solid and well-played, but not essential. 3/5.
An okay album, i liked Can't Get Enough and Bad Company the most.
Can't Get Enough - 3.5/5 Rock Steady - 3.5/5 Ready for Love - 3/5 Don't Let Me Down - 3/5 Bad Company - 4/5 The Way I Choose - 3/5 Movin' On - 3.5/5 Seagull - 3.5/5 A fairly standard hard/blues rock album that doesn't really push the boundary but isn't infuriating enough to completely turn if off. A perfectly cromulent outing. Also adding this to the list of song titles with the same name thrice (Bad Company by Bad Company off of the album Bad Company). Overall: 3/5 Favorites: Bad Company
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It was good not too amazing the usual stuff it could be better. rhyme was good.
Pretty average to be honest. There must be much better from the era than this
Pretty generic dad rock, but I'm not complaining about that.
un par de riffs decentes pero nada extraordinario 3.2
Forgettable rock. It’s fine. Nothing special.
342/1089 this was an album that exists. i didn’t mind it but just found it suffered from a case of “good but has been done better” faves: The way i choose, Seagull 54/100
More enjoyable and less Spinal Tap than I expected - though, for a short album, the tracks go on a bit.
Nothing like listening to the song Bad Company off of the Bad Company album by Bad Company.
Dad rock. Nothing really exciting happens.
Two Megadeth albums in less than two weeks made me pause the project for a few days and now I'm going through the backlog.
a great time! recognised a few. very 70s
A pure example of Classic Rock from the 1970s. Nothing more, nothing less. Not essential, in the way that say a Black Sabbath is, but definitely an example of the more accessible beige style of hard rock from the 1970s. Often found playing on the stereos pubs/bars, cruisers, and in mechanic garages where someone is working on a muscle car. Favorite: the title track "Bad Company" Honorable Mention: "Seagull"
Not good not bad
ok but what else
3 solid songs, sandwiched by similar, less remarkable songs
Als een oude rottweiler zonder tanden. Het ziet er stoer uit, maar kan nergens bijten, waardoor het het gevaar mist dat ik in rockmuziek wil horen.
niet super maar wel goed
de naam 'bad company' gaf mij hoge verwachtingen, ik stond al klaar voor een punk album me vieze gitaren en veel energie. Dat was dit dus niet... Niet per se een slecht album, had er gewoon meer van verwacht. nummers zijn niet speciaal genoeg voor mn goesting. korte samenvatting van het album: seks seks cool drugs, en een meeuw
Prime example of classic dad rock. Not bad.
Plenty of good music, but in my opinion, nothing too special, nothing "great". I'm sure that'll change.
I like Bad Company. Really. But there’s a reason why I chose to listen to this list, and Bad Company is not it. It’s pleasant, but unoriginal rock music. I read that someone included it on a list of best heavy metal albums??? This isn’t heavy nor is it metal. This is Dad Rock, meant for classic rock radio and little else. There really is no reason to dissect it. I’m not giving it a good rating, even though I don’t mind hearing it. It doesn’t belong here. 2 stars for not belonging. 4 stars for the music I guess that’s 3 stars
Of all the 70s rock albums, this is definitely one of them
I liked this more that I was expecting to. This album is something of a meme in my mind, but I was thrilled to discover it's so much more than that. There's some great stuff here!
Would I listen again: maybe Another rock album I am neutral about.
7/10 - Fav Tracks: Every time I listened, I thought it was just meh. But on my final listen, it started to grow on me. But i think i'd prefer other 70s rock acts over Bad Co when all is said and done Heard before? ---–- ❌ Saved a Song? ----- ❌ Saved Album? --–-- ❌ Will Listen Again? -- ❌ Album Cover ------- band name ain't cool enough to do this 🥱
This was pretty good, but ultimately felt like it was missing something. Came off a bit generic. 3/5
#409 / 1089 Heard before? ❌ Revisit? ✅ I always thought Bad Company was a US band! Anyway, great blues rock album, classic rock staple, but it's not hard rock in my books and I find it weird it's in Kerrang's list of heavy metal albums. It's nice to hear that none of "Mott the Hoople" has carried onto this album, even their cover song sounds fine here. I might return to this one at some point, couple of tracks got my foot thumping. Strong 3/5
I knew nothing about Bad Company, had no idea they were technically a super group but they do have that bombastic sort of vibe of a band making a ‘debut’ that’s not really a debut for any of them. It’s a bit formulaic and standard hard rock but honestly there’s nothing wrong with that if it’s well executed and memorable. Which this is in places. The rhythm section is very solid and Paul Rodgers has a great voice for this kind of stuff; distinctive but also takes enough of a back seat that it doesn’t dominate. I found the slower moments a bit too schmaltzy with unnecessary sax and uninspired guitar solos but it’s good fun when they up the tempo. I don’t think I’ll be adding to my collection but I quite enjoyed listening to it and I won’t mind hearing its better moments again.
6.5/1
Not bad.
Solid 70’s rock, that’s about it. Not really what I’m into but this was totally fine with some decent moments. 1 listen Favorite Track: Title Track
This is a pretty average 70s rock album. I enjoy it well enough.
Another one where I knew the hits, but not the deeper cuts. This was a solid album. Definitely sort of sounded the same as the hits, but I enjoyed it still. 6/15/26
Not bad
Solid rock album.
Not bad. This reminds me of classical dad rock. Favourite Track(s): Ready for Love, Rock Steady Least Favourite Track(s): Movin' On
Heard of Bad Company, seen the singers face before, never heard any of these songs. It’s ight. 6/10
Dad Rock, but not bad. Just not that great either.
decent
Enjoyed a lot of tracks but never got into a rhythm with them
Good rock album
Alright classic rock. Maybe cause of the five finger death punch cover, or the word bad in the title, but I expected the whole band sound to be a bit harder than it was
Muy sólido álbum de hard rock y rock clásico de los 70's, la producción es impecable y se escucha muy bien, no conocía ninguno de los temas del álbum y pude descubrir varios que me gustaron, bastante bueno.
Basic dad rock ig
Perfectly inoffensive. Relatively enjoyable. Slightly boring. I'd happily listen again but similarly wouldn't hurry back.
Decent rock album
This album was where rock seemed to really hit the formula. Would frequently leave ,or turn it off whenever it came on. I have warmed up to it a bit or maybe realized that rock formula bands have worse offenders.
Don't let me down slaps but i do have to agree it's a bit dad rocky and doesn't have much variety
good music, didn't like it so much
I think I liked the feeling of the album more than the album.
I don’t really feel like I needed to listen to this before I died
Best Track - "Bad Company"
Lot of well know songs on here.. classic 70s sound. What's not to like.
Not bad but like Arena Rock without the flair
Not super exciting, but it's a safe play in a work environment, etc.
Good rock album with strong vocals. Songs sound a bit generic though
Usually not exactly my thing, not something id dislike but perhaps something I wouldn't stick on. But this is great Light and breezy, short, packs a punch. Good
This was totally listenable to and fine. Had a little dance around, was a good length, no awful songs. Really nothing revolutionary, but good!
A decent love-focused dadrock album, doesn’t blow me away but it does its job. Standouts are rock steady, ready for love, bad company and the way i choose.
The rare triple threat of the band name, album and song within a single offering which is non threatening to the listener.
Not too bad. At least three classic rock songs on here. You can see this is the point where 70s hard rock is starting to really evolve away from the 60s sound into its own thing.
Album I would put on if I owned and ran a bar.
This was fine. Classic
Can’t Get Enough was a familiar and pleasant opener to the first Bad Company album I’ve listened to in full. By the time I got to Ready for Love (a cover) I was wondering to myself why I’d never explored this band further. Familiar with them by name and a hit or two (Feel Like Makin’ Love) I was impressed by this debut album and the second for Zeppelin’s Swan Song Records! Good ole classic rock.
Dad rock. Can’t get any more rock if u tried
I can see why this album was well-received… but I prefer Free. Free had the singer and drummer from Bad Company, and I love their albums. Bad Company to me is like a supergroup, but one of the better ones.
It aint bad but I just can't call it good. Of course, Bad Company on the album Bad Company by the band Bad Company is always a great song. I was just surprised how uninteresting the rest of the album really was.
Didn’t mind this, some decent songs though some felt a little generic
Ei nyt mikään mestariteos. 2,5/5.
3.4 It's some fairly average 70s rock, I guess it being '73 is pretty impressive, but other than the title track there's nothing that stands out as really impressive. It's all... Fine. Might have been a pivotal album at the time but I'm not hearing it.
There's no need to bust out the ol' deductive reasoning for this genre prediction, aye? Going by the band name, cover and year of release, there's nothing this could be other than a 70s hard rock album, right? Might as well just rip this one open. Here goes. I was more or less correct with my prediction, though I wasn't expecting the bluesy sound. I'm usually apathetic towards blues rock, but the hard rock/blues rock fusion works surprisingly well in the case of this album. The blues sound counterbalances the blown-out, shitty production which was common with a lot of hard rock albums from the time and the punchy, conventional hard rock songwriting counterbalances how dull blues music can be. As a result the album strikes a happy balance between its influences, featuring both solid instrumentals and vocals. The runtime is commendable as well, though if I'm to nitpick there is a significant decline in quality on the second side of this album. The music on that stretch isn't as lively, nor is it as focused or deliberate. Despite dragging its heels by the time it reached the finish line, the album is a competent listen overall. Book time. A supergroup comprised of members from Free, Mott the Hoople and King Crimson. "...Bad Company epitomizes good time, blues rock". The rest of the entry is just about how the band came to be and who they knew, notably the members of Led Zeppelin, who signed the band to their label. Wikipedia says this album had some successful singles, with some of the songs on this album being "...classic rock radio staples". The critic reaction was positive, though the album appears to have been a bit neglected judging by the number of ratings. The charts were more receptive to this album, however. The album topped the US Billboard chart and was met with similar success across the Anglosphere, being the 24th and 40th best-selling albums of the year in Australia and Canada. The supergroup phenomenon has always been interesting to me. You'd think that a bunch of established musicians collaborating with one another would produce a superalbum and a legion of superfans, though I've never witnessed such an outcome. Usually, the music garners a middling reaction from critics and a mild cultural impact at best. I guess such an outcome boils down to supergroups typically being comprised of musicians who are on the commercial end of the spectrum, and whose demographic don't care about band members as much as much they care about the music itself. Anyways, this album seems like a respectable enough pick. I cosign this inclusion.
Many years after the band The Band (the inventors of playing in a band) named their album The Band "The Band" as a way of one-upping the avant garde rebellion of The The, music had diversified and bands were more common. It was thought that everything had been done - that is, until Bad Company. Bad Company took a bold and radical step by taking The Band's anti-revolutionary tactics and pushing them to the absolute limit: The Lyric "Bad company..." in the song "Bad Company" off the album "Bad Company" by the band Bad Company, produced by Bad Company. This nuclear option in the war for self-referential supremacy threatened the very fabric of music as we know it. The casualties numbered in the thousands. ...wait, have I already done this joke? I'm losing track of my own lore.
I have always ejoyed their music. Mostly the radio-hits, bangers. Not sure if this is that great of an album but definitely your standard 70s rock
Better than I thought it would be
приятно поёт (если не считать некоторых дефектов произношения); никогда такое не слышал; в целом как будто не очень интересно но и не скучно
Have to give them a shout out for pulling off the trifecta of naming your band "Bad Company", titling your album "Bad Company" and having a song called "Bad Company".
3.5/5
é ok, mas só prova que o conceito de supergrupos é raramente bem executado
As it says on Apple Music it's 'the definition of no-nonsense 70s hard rock' and I can't decide whether that''s a good thing or not. I know Paul Rodgers from Free, who I own a couple of albums of and on balance I think I prefer the more stripped back bluesy rock of his former band compared to this slightly more polished stadium-ready rock. It also struck me that there's Beatles influences on here whether it's the rather Revolution sounding Can't Get Enough or the "don't let me down" refrain from Don't Let Me Down which echoes the Beatles song of the same name. This is certainly not a bad album, I'm just not sure how good it really is.
Cool
Paul Rodgers is a pretty impressive singer of the Hard Rock school. All a bit slower than I expected. Would have liked more like the opening track.
This album was really polished and sounded great on a technical level but that almost worked in its detriment. As after I finished this, I was left with no sense of character or personality from this album. It is a undoubtedly great sounding album and each song is produced excellently, but it’s all so squeaky clean that I couldn’t find myself gravitating towards any sort of feeling about it.
Not bad, but nothing special.
Once again finding myself in a situation where I genuinely wonder if an album on this list is actually "essential". Is it because this is basically a supergroup? What about this is "cutting edge" or "essential" for the genre? It sounds so middle of the road and the only song here I genuinely enjoy deeply is the title track, which I've already heard more than I ever planned to thanks to its repetition on classic rock radio (and being a retail employee, that gets old real quick).
Decent. Ultimately: very forgettable.
Features some all time classics for sure and feels right at home with that "classic rock" vibe. The deeper cuts aren't nearly as good as the songs everyone knows.
Bastante inocuo. Tiene algún momento guitarrero chulo y se deja escuchar bien.
Pretty good. 3.5
Zuhause, Gerstetten, Deutschland. Ganz gut.
A completely insignificant album. It didn't get on my nerves, but I also forgot about it immediately. 3/5
Decent classic rock album. Nothing crazy.
A fine album, that's for sure, but an exquisite one? I don't know...
3,5
wel groovers ma ni zo speciaal
Bad Company is a good song. The rest of the album is pretty mediocre though, nothing too exciting. Maybe they just wanted to have the song with the album name with the band name pop and everything else to be mid.
Vocals are fairly good, though pretty bland. Instrumentation is just generic rock (guitar/bass/drums). There was the odd semi-decent guitar solo, but most of the riffs throughout the tracks were pretty bland. Not bad at all, but also didn't really do anything all that interesting. Completely listenable, reasonably enjoyable, definitely Dad-rock. Not sure I have much specific to comment on... Low 3.
Dad rock I didn’t hate. Beautiful vocals. Nothing really grabbed me except a good piano bit near the middle.
Solid rock & roll. I can appreciate this. While I think that objectively it's a great album, subjectively it didn't make me feel particularly engaged, hence the three rather than four stars.
A competent rock offering, but without the nostalgia glasses it's kind of impressive how much 'nothing' this album evokes from me (aside from the PTSD I feel from hearing "Bad Company" and "Can't Get Enough" 1000s of times on FM radio in the car as a kid). More than anything else, to me it feels like a testament to just how far rock has evolved in the 50+ years since this supergroup laid down their pivotal debut offering. So yeah, idk. It's fine.
Bad Company, more like good company am I right? Honestly theres not a ton to say Bad Company's eponymous record. It's pretty good fun, and the tunes all have the energy of a guy slinging on his leather jacket, and walking into <insert manly place where guy is going to kick ass here>. I just know that Johnny Lawrence from the Karate Kid (and Kobra Kai) would absolutely love them, and I don't mean that as an insult. Glad I know who they are now, but it left a fairly minimal impression on me beyond "I bet this absolutely slapped in the 80s".
Will today's sexed-up pop anthems written by the likes of Harry Styles and Sabrina Carpenter one day sound as corny and dated as songs like Ready for Love do now? Maybe, but that doesn't change my opinion on how cringeworthy songs like this from the 70s sound to me. I suppose it was easier for me to understand when the songs were performed by bands like Led Zeppelin, who this band seems heavily inspired by (although who wasn't back then). To me, this just sounds like a band that desperately wants you to think they're cool, while simultaneously pretending not to care about other people's opinions about them. Like the musical embodiment of the fake tough guy energy that people who ride their loud ass Harleys around town have. The singer sounds like someone who was blessed with the proper vocal anatomy to be a good rock singer, but also lacked the ear to tell how off-key he is most of the time. That being said, some of the songs were still kind of fun to listen to, and I totally understand how this music would have been popular 50 years ago. I just think it hasn't aged well overall, and that it doesn't belong in the year 2026. It lacks the lyrical cleverness and timeless instrumentation that has allowed some 70s bands to remain popular throughout the years.
Eh?
Good album reminded me of life is a highway (the other played in cars) and a worse audioslave but still good . 3.5 starts
Pretty alright 70s generic rock. I've never listened to them beyond the popular radio hits. Solid 3 here I think.
Solid blues rock. High 3 stars, but can’t quite round up to 4.
I hadn’t heard or recognized their songs and they were rather good
some classic rock standards. enjoy their variety and mixing in some other different instruments.
good old US of A rock n roll. Some good tunes on here .
fun
I was expecting a big dumb rock record, and there was some of that. But there was also a lot of songs that I didn’t expect. All in all, I can see why it’s a classic.
Listened previously. Expectations: High - Verdict: Very Good - This is basically classic rock distilled into one album. Riffs, horny lyrics, solos, it has it all. A very nostalgic album for me. The title track is an absolute masterpiece.
In my summary, Classic Rock is currently my third favourite style. The 1970s are correctly my favourite decade. And I am a dad. Despite all these factors suggesting this should be right in my wheelhouse I found this album pretty sterile.
2/8, 25%
This album manages to be so uncool it reverts back around to being really cool. I want to call this boring generic 70s rock, and it is, but it manages to be the perfect distillation of that. Bad Company as a song is to me the epitome of macho posturing with literally no backing, have you seen a picture of these dudes? They’re not scary at all. But fuck it, I guess they’re kinda bad. But then the rest of the album falls flatter and is kinda the boring shit side of 70s rock. Soft. Tired. Boring.
Okay, expecting hard hitting dad rock that doesn’t have too much depth but brings a bit of grit… Yeh, hunch was pretty much spot on. The perfect backdrop for a denim clad biker bar in the US. I mean it does what it does pretty well, but just not my bag, really. A bit too cheesy and predictable for me
Just in and out dad rock. Not amazing, not terrible. I'll always chuckle then the sign Bad Company by the band Bad Company on the album Bad Company comes on. Didn't know they were British or a quasi-supergroup, or that they still tour.
I should start taking shots when I get an album and its a rock album (+1 more if its English). on first listen, I really liked Movin' On. overall not a bad album at all but to get a 4 or a 5 will require albums to tug on my heart a bit. so 3 but not bad at all
This seems to be your common or garden early 70s rock album. Less awful than many, but nothing to write home about. I'll be generous because it was presumably sounding fresh and new back in the day.
Very 70's rock, cowbell and all. And while this album does have a couple of classic tracks like 'Ready For Love' and 'Bad Company', it's largely forgettable. I prefer the grittier-sounding bands of the era, chiefly Led Zeppelin. The production here was just too clean, sounding like they washed everything in the studio with soapy water and forgot to dry things off. Just such a strangely damp sound.
Pretty decent classic rock that I wouldn't mind if it was on, but wouldn't really go out of my way to listen to. What I find rare about bands similar to this, however, is that many have rather poor vocalists, but Paul Rodgers is an incredible singer. Bumps this up to a high 3.
As straight down the centre of the MOR as it is possible to get.
Slow, jammy, rock. Rodger’s vocals are clear and strong. Not something that’d be going on my regular rotation list, but nice.
the whole album i heard over FM radio growing up, hit after hit …
Pretty good as Dad rock goes.
A perfectly cromulent album. There's nothing exciting about this, and nothing bad about it. The needle sits perfectly in the middle. Not a single fist pump or foot tap from me, but I also never thought it was anything other than well played and well put together.
It’s an ok album with a couple of ok songs
3.5 stars. English blues/hard rock. Varies a bit with some piano-led stuff, ballad-y tracks and more basic rock and roll. Some of it is decent, some of it is meh. Clean production and good lead singer makes it easy to understand why it was popular. Standout is "Rock Steady" along with acoustic ender "Seagull". Title track is also good, but get irrationally annoyed when a song, album, and band all share the same name.
3.5 Wasn’t looking forward to this but this ended up being pretty solid dad rock. Especially liked the sequence of songs in the middle; they’re rocking. Listened to this twice! At barely over 30 minutes long, it goes down realllll easy.
Pretty fun listen. I'm familiar with the hits but this was a great album to get ready for and drive to work to this morning. Quite motivating. Some of it was a little samey dad-rock but overall a decent listen.
There's really not much to say about this, pretty standard rock affair. I had a pretty good morning after this though, I was talking to my friend Bill for like an hour this morning, it was great. Favorites: Ready for Love, Bad Company, Seagull